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RTW ISO 639-3

Rathawi

A language of India

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Bal-La, Kohelia, Rathwi
Population
451,000 (2006 IMB).
Location:
Gujarat state: Panchmahals district; Vadodara district, Chhota Udaipur and Kavant sub-districts; Madhya Pradesh state: Jhabua district, Alirajpur sub-district.
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Bhil
Dialects
None known. 76% intelligibility of Bhilali [bhi]. A chain of related varieties from Bhilali to Rathawa; extremes have limited mutual intelligibility. Lexical similarity: 83% with Bhilali [bhi].
Language Use
Also use English [eng].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 37% for Gujarat (2001 census).
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Rathawi
Writing
Devanagari script [Deva].
Other Comments
Distinct from Rathwi Bareli [bgd] in Madhya Pradesh. Hindu.

Also Spoken in

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Location: Gujarat state: Panchmahals district; Vadodara district, Chhota Udaipur and Kavant sub-districts; Madhya Pradesh state: Jhabua district, Alirajpur sub-district.